Antiloss device for scarfpins and the like



Dec, 11, 1923.

E. SMITH ANTILOSS DEVICE FOR SCARFPINS AND Ti'IE LIKE Filed Aug. 18,1922 I N VBN TOR.

Patented lDeco II, 1923.,

tanner QFFHQEQ ELWOOD SMITH, OF BREVVSIER, \VASHINGTON,

ANTILOSS DEVICE FOR SCARFPINS AND Application filed August 18, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELwooD SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brewster, in the county of Okanogan and State 5 ofWashington, have invented a new and useful Antiloss Device for Scarfpinsand the like, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention is an improved loss pre- 1 vention device for scarf pinsand the like.

The object of the invention isto produce a very simple device of thischaracter which can be manufactured at an extremely low cost, which willbe efficient in use for its purposes and which in no way will beunsightly, inconvenient or bulky in use on delicate fabrics.

One of the features of the invention is that the device consists of apiece of resilient fiat metal, or other suitable material, in asubstantial 8 formation and so constructed as to clamp the fabric on thepin, without injury to the fabric, and to entwine itself about the shankof the pin in suchfashion as to maintain itself in its adjusted positionon the shank.

Other objects and features of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description read in connection with the accom panyingdrawings.

In this specification and the annexed drawings, the invention isdisclosed in the form in which it is considered to be the best, but theinvention is not limited to such form because it is capable of beingembodied in other forms; and it is to be understood that in and by theclaims following the description herein it is intended to cover theinvention in whatever form it may embody within the scope thereof.

In the drawings which show the embodiments of the invention as atpresent devised:

Figure l is a front elevation of'a scarf pin arranged in a scarf andhaving the invention applied thereto, as can be seen in dotted lines,

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the scarf pin shown in Figure 1 andillustrating in full lines the invention applied to the pin,

Figure 3 is a side view of the invention applied to a scarf pin lookingin the direction of the arrow a in Figure 1,

Figure 4: is a side elevation of a scarf pin with the invention appliedlooking in the direction of the arrow "0 of Figure 1,

THE LIKE.

Serial No. 582,704.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the invention, and I Figure 6 is aperspective view of a modified form of the invention.

Referring particularly to the drawings, the anti-loss device of thisinvention coinprises a strip or piece of resilient metal, or othersuitable material, having a substantial S or ogee formation with itsintermediate portions in irregular formation, as 7 clearly shown inFigures 3, 4, and 5, to enable the device to be applied to the pin so asto entwine itself about the shank thereof, as shown in Figures 1 to 4:,inclusive, of the drawings. Due to the resilient character of thematerial from which the device is made, it will frictionally engageabout the pin particularly at the points 02, 3 and a and maintain thedevice on the pin against casual withdrawing, displacement ordetachment.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 1 to 5, inclusive, theupper end of the device is enlarged as at 2 and is provided with aperforation 3 through which the shank of the pin may be extended. Inthis form of the invention, the device is moved upward on the shank ofthe pin so that the lateral extending portion 0 at the shank of the pin,to which the head or ornamentation (Z of the pin is usually secured,will extend through the perforation 3, as clearly shown in Figures 3 andl. In this position, the enlargement or end 2 of the anti-loss deviceprovides a clamping head or plate for forcing the fabric of the scarf inclose or tight engagement between it and the head of the pin.

In either form of the invention, when the device is once applied inposition, as shown, there is no liability of the device becoming loose,and in view of its Hat and uncumber some construction it lies close tothe fabric of the scarf and is entirely hidden from view, even when thescarf can be viewed from its side edge, this being true by virtue of thefact that the device is made of very thin material and entwines itselfclosely around the shank of the pin. The irregular intermediate portionsof the device provide, at 4:, an outwardly pressed open loop, Whichfacilitates its application to the pin and which accentuates thefrictional contact or grip of the device with the pin at the points x, yand 2.

In both forms of the invention shown in V the drawing, the ends and 5are put under the pin will lie opposite one side of the .shank and theend 5'will engage and lie opposite the other side of the shank, whenslightly flexed as clearly shown in the drawmg's.

To apply the form shown in Figure 6, it' is only necessary that thedevice he so arranged relative to the shank that the intermediateportion 4 will engage the latter, and the ends 5 may be flexed to engagethe opposite side of the shank, as shown.

This form of the invention may be used with various types of pins andmay be adjusted on the pin shank as desired.

, From the foregoing, it will be seen that the applicant has provided avery simple and economical anti-loss device which can be applied withgreat ease and celerity and which will become hidden under the fabric ofa scarf and will not be unsightly in use.

What is claimed is 1. An anti-loss device comprising a piece ofresilient material having its end portions extending in opposite angulardirections and adapted to have its intermediate portion applied toengage one side of a pin shank and its ends to engage about the oppositeside of the pin shank.

2. An anti-loss device of the kind described comprising a piece ofresilient mate-' rial having a substantial ogee formation, one endportion of said device having a perforation therein extending at rightangles to the longitudinal axis of the device to receive the shank'of ascarf pin and to normally engage the usual lateral extension thereof atthe head. of the pin while the remaining portion of the device engagesthe shank of the pin.

4:. An anti-loss device for pins comprising a piece of resilientmaterial having its end portions extending in opposite angulardirections, one of said end portions having a perforation thereinthrough which a pin shank may extend, said device being adapted to beentwined about apin shank with its intermediate portion engaging onesurface of the shank and its other end engaging the opposite surface ofthe shank. i

5. An anti-loss device of the kind described comprising a piece ofresilient material having a substantial ogee formation, one end portionof said device having a perforation therein to receive the shank of'apin, the intermediate portions of said device being ofirregularformation and lyingout of the line of said ends, wherebythe device canbe entwined about the shank to friction ally engage the latter.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. 7

ELWOOD SMITH.

